Another little idea, courtesy of Viregel's brilliant Greater Europe pack leaving things buzzing around in my head...
European Union (Robert Schuman)
Start Bias: Grassland
Capital: Bruxelles
UA:
United In Diversity
+1
Culture and +5% Border Expansion for each different Improved Luxury Resource worked by a City. +2
Production for each Social Policy Tree Opener selected.
UB:
Eurotower (replaces Stock Exchange)
+3 and +33%
Gold. 3 Merchant slots. +1
Gold and +2
Culture per incoming and outgoing Trade Route.
UU:
Eurofor (replaces Paratrooper)
Though stronger and 25% more expensive than the Paratrooper it replaces (70
Combat Strength vs. 65), the Eurofor is unable to Pillage tiles or attack enemy units, but may defend against them normally and does contribute towards Flanking bonuses for other units. However, it starts with Cover II and Medic I, and grants adjacent units a +25%
Combat Bonus while defending. Cities with a Eurofor garrison heal at double the normal rate and have +25%
City Defensiveness when at war, and gain a 5% bonus to all yields when at peace.
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This is my attempt at the kind of wide-ish lategame-centric "soft power" Civ that I think best reflects the ideal of the EU. Soft power has always intrigued me with regards to Civ 5; with the multiple victory conditions, it's kind of pushed forward, but it's also hindered by certain factors that are necessary for game balance (limited trade routes and diplomacy options spring to mind). I wanted to make something that can reliably go for any victory except domination, and I was interested to cook up a totally defensive and support-centred lategame UU.
Yes, I know there's an EU Civ floating around already, but it was gimmicky and not really what I wanted from a Civ of this sort, and besides, it's from 2010. I would really,
really like to see this idea made properly. I'll do DoM stuff, dialogue, pedia entries... just not art or code, because I'm rubbish at the former and literally unable to do the latter, what with my main computer completely up the spout at the moment. Which sucks. I will do all the research you require. Just help me with this one, okay? Please. =]